Category: Portfolios
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Clouds | Moses Coulee, WA | 2014 I bounded up the mercantile’s steps out of the blazing sun. The store owner sat in the cool shade of the building’s front porch and cuddled his sleeping granddaughter in his arms. “Jilly here just made 18 months,” he whispered, beaming with pride. “She’s a cloud baby.” I’d…
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6 Graves | Douglas, WA | 2014 Determining the location of a cemetery must involve all sorts of factors: Acreage, availability, irrigation, soil type and, of course, a dramatic terrestrial view for all those lingering souls. In fact, I thought for decades that’s why graveyards were sited in pretty places, where the beauty of grassy…
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Farmhouse | Twisp, WA | 2014 Time flutters on the overgrown trail behind the old farmhouse. The county road and parallel power lines are hidden. The whoosh of the state highway is muffled. Sounds of cattle bellowing for dinner could be from the 1890s. Pasture grass rustles on the evening breeze, but otherwise all’s quiet…
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Leaping Poodle | East Wenatchee, WA | 2014 The good dog Joey hesitated before jumping the creek, but not for long. Everything important to him — fetch ball, doggie treats, loving master — were on the other side and moving on down the trail. Although capable of easily bounding the narrow sluice, Joey clearly wasn’t
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Illusion | East Wenatchee, WA | 2014 Decades ago in Times Square, I watched an amazing street magician make things float and disappear. On his command, a white orb rose from a table and hovered in midair. He covered it with a silk cloth and, whispering a spell, made it vanish. He did the same…
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Doors | Twisp, WA | 2014 Doorways symbolize change and transition. They’re portals from outside to inside, living room to kitchen, and — for you imaginative types — from this reality to … well, to somewhere else. While doors come in all shapes and sizes, the most creative expand on
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Daybreak | Wenatchee, WA | 2014 I see hope in the day’s first light. The rising sun burns away night to reveal the fresh, new moment underneath. Yesterday’s mistakes can be
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Walk | Moses Lake, WA | 2014 Walking Uplifts the Spirit, a poem by Wilfred Peterson Breathe out the poisons of tension, stress and worry. Breathe in the power of God. Send forth silent prayers of goodwill toward those you meet. Walk with a sense of being a part of a vast universe. Consider the…
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Gaps | Hartline, WA | 2014 A space between objects has inexplicable allure. It represents opportunity, possibility or — for you poets — infinity. It sits surrounded, framed and isolated, and beckons us
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Prism | Wenatchee, WA | 2014 The vacant second floor offered quiet relief from the office’s downstairs hubbub. I liked to arrive just before sunrise. The day’s first rays entered through ceiling-high windows, bounced off panes of interior glass, and often ricocheted again from a couple of hanging mirrors. The effect was prismatic — the…
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